A client's screening colonoscopy revealed the presence of numerous polyps in the large bowel. What principle should guide the subsequent treatment of this client's health problem?

The client's polyps constitute a risk factor for cancer.

The client should be assured that this is a normal, age-related physiologic change.

The presence of polyps is associated with an increased risk of bowel obstruction.

Adopting a high-fiber diet will help the polyps resolve.